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Apple launches online tool to determine eligibility for free iPhone 6s replacement battery to help avoid unexpected shutdowns

This is kind of handy. Two weeks after launching an iPhone 6s battery repair program, Apple has released an online tool that allows iPhone 6s owners to check whether their device is affected by the problem. An updated page for the iPhone 6s repair program runs your serial number to determine whether your iPhone 6s […]

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Some iPhone 6, iPhone 6s units experiencing random shutdowns in Chinese marketplace

A number of iPhone 6 and iPhone 6s units have been strangely – and automatically – shutting off over in China. Recently, iPhone customers in the country have been complaining about the problem to the China Consumers Association, the group said in a statement on Tuesday. The shutdowns occur when the phone’s battery charge drops […]

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Some iOS 7 users report iMessage bug, temporary workaround discovered

Well, this is why they invented bug fixes… Per AppleInsider and multiple reports on Apple’s Support Communities webpage, a number iPhone owners who recently upgraded to iOS 7 are experiencing issues with iMessage, though a simple software reset may resolve the problem, at least temporarily. The users have reported an apparent iMessage bug that is […]

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Firefox updated to 20.0

And just a few years ago, they were at version 3.0… On Tuesday, Mozilla.org released version 20.0 of its Firefox web browser. The new version, a 38.3 megabyte download and adds the following fixes and changes: New: – Security fixes. – Per-window Private Browsing. – New download experience. – Ability to close hanging plug-ins, without […]

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Cocktail updated to 6.3.1

Late Thursday, shareware developer Maintain released version 6.3.1 of CocktailCocktail (Mountain Lion Edition), the popular shareware utility program that allows for additional Mac OS X system tests. The new version, a 5.5 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and features: – Fixed a problem where Cocktail could not change Time Machine backup interval. – Addresses […]